Violinist Usha Kapoor made her solo debut with the Phoenix Symphony in 2011 and has since enjoyed a varied career as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician throughout Europe, North America and the United Kingdom.

Usha’s concerto appearances include performances with the Collegium Musicum Aschaffenburg, Studio-Orchester Duisburg, San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonie Südwestfalen, and the Junges Sinfonieorchester Wetzlar, among others. She is a frequent guest with the Boulez Ensemble in Berlin, the Krzyzowa Music Festival in Poland, and at the International Musicians Seminar Open Chamber Music in England. She has performed in concert halls such as the Pierre Boulez Saal, Royce Hall and Wigmore Hall.

The recipient of many accolades, Usha has been awarded a Fulbright Grant in the Arts, a Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst Grant in the Field of Music, and a Rachel Barton Pine Career Grant. She has additionally been supported by the Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now association in Germany. Her media appearances include radio features on Classic FM, Arizona’s 89.5 KBAQ and NPR’s StoryCorps Archive, as well as multiple television appearances on PBS on their Arts District and Now Hear This series.

Usha’s primary teachers include Mihaela Martin, Robert Lipsett, Steven Moeckel, and Katie McLin. She is grateful for additional support and guidance from Tasmin Little, Alexander Rumpf, Sybille Tschopp, and Daniel Tong.

Usha was raised in Phoenix, Arizona where she developed a love for nature and the great outdoors. In this recording, she plays on a Bernard Simon Fendt violin, made in London in 1840.